Innovation is a nice-to-have when things are going well. But in a turbulent environment it is a necessity. Strong leaders focus always on the three core activities of business, with unrelenting clarity of purpose. This becomes imperative when times are most challenging. The three activities are: 1. Operations – no matter what happens, the doors […]
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Last week Good360 released the paper, The Business Case for Product Philanthropy. It provides the bottom line numbers that show donation is a better financial choice than either liquidation or landfill when it comes to unloading product that cannot be moved. The paper provides two worksheets you can put to use immediately, (1) Return On
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Business innovation is about creating new methods of operation, products, and services that win in the marketplace. Innovation is a lot like life itself. Circumstances are always changing. We have to shift and correct our strategy to adjust to new developments. When we are successful the effort we put in results in improving our situation.
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Innovation across the planet started in slow waves that could be measured in millennia, spans of a thousand years. These waves have been speeding up. Take a look at this chart I made of some of civilization’s most far-reaching innovations: 200,000 – 150,000 BC Hunting & Gathering 10,000 – 5,000 BC Agriculture 1400 – 1700
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In 2011 the monument to Martin Luther King, Jr, on the mall in Washington, DC, was completed. His presence has now been added for posterity along with Jefferson, Lincoln, Franklin D Roosevelt, and others. I am often downtown. This last week I took the opportunity to visit this monument along with Albert Einstein’s and be
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Ambassadors are empowered to represent you in their dealings with other groups. They serve a valuable function, extending your reach and increasing your ability to negotiate favorable conditions and even capture business. In teams they can be especially effective. You should at all times be on the lookout for ambassadors to represent your cause. To
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Happy New Year! 2012 promises to be a wonderful year with its own unique frontiers. The word frontier was adopted into English from the French where it means borderland, the portion of a country where it meets the neighboring land. It usually refers to a region that is just beyond the area that is settled.
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Visionary leadership is transformative. It involves greatness, penetrating the ordinary to arrive at a new land, reaching through time to bring out the best the world has to offer. Such a leader anticipates events, influences the future, and enables people to flourish. This means perceiving challenges and growth opportunities before they happen while positioning to
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The solstice is upon us. Here in North America it is the Winter Solstice, when the axial tilt of the Earth is farthest away from our Sun. In the southern hemisphere it is precisely the opposite: the axial tilt is closest to our star. Either way it is a turning point in the year. For
In physics traction is thought of as the maximum frictional force that can be applied between two surfaces without slipping. In business, it is about not losing your grip on your customers as you steer, drive, brake, and innovate. Traction is a precursor to value generation. You have to bring your customer along for the
